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Part memoir, part catharsis, HWSG (acronym for title) is a journey into the life and mind of Dave Eggers. Admittedly I did not know who Dave Eggers is, but after the first few chapters he introduces his family and the tragedy of losing both parents in less than a year. While struggling to get his magazine (MIGHT) off the ground he finds himself guardian for his younger brother. Together they struggle to survive the ordeal of caring for the sick and dying, then totally abandoning their past lives to move to San Francisco. While this may hardly seem like a light-hearted subject, Eggers deftly moves from the darkness to the light as he examines grief, loss and becoming a man in a way that is profound and profoundly humorous. His writing gives his internal
dialogue a voice that is brutally honest, intensely aware, richly crafted and wildly entertaining. HWSG has received literary praise and awards, rightfully so. It lives up to it's title so check it out!This one gets a full blown Rock, Chalk, Jay, Hawk!!!!!
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